Dorling
Kindersley, May 1st 2003
(PC Windows
95/98/ME/XP, not for apple mac computers.
Takes about 3 min on a modem connection, less on ISDN or
Broadband.)
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CONTENTS
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Introduction
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Pregnancy week by week 10
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PREGNANCY:
THE EARLY WEEKS
Finding out you are pregnant 22
Planning and preparation 36
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PREGNANCY
PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL CHANGES
Life in the uterus 68
Forty weeks of life 82
Expecting twins 88
Your baby's wellbeing 96
Your physical wellbeing 116
Emotional challenges in pregnancy 150
Becoming a father 158
You and your partner 164
Pregnant again 172
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PREGNANCY
THINKING AHEAD TO BIRTH
In tune with your body for labour 180
Windows into the uterus 226
The last few weeks 238
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THE
EXPERIENCE OF BIRTH
What happens in labour 248
Different kinds of labour 270
Giving support in labour 286
Dealing with pain 304
Towards the medical control of birth 324
Gentle birth 356
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YOU AND
YOUR NEWBORN
The first hours of life 370
The baby who needs special care 380
Losing a baby 386
The first ten days 394
The challenge of new parenthood 412
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PHOTOGRAPHIC
SEQUENCES
A hospital birth 60
A home birth 264
A water birth 29Useful reading 426
Useful addresses 427
Research references 430
Glossary 436
Index 442
Acknowledgments
448
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